Originally from Hébertville-Station, Quebec, Frédéric Chabot was the New Jersey Devils’ 10th-round pick and the 192nd overall selection at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. He signed with the Canadiens as a free agent on Jan. 16, 1990.

Chabot made his NHL debut on Jan. 31, 1991, when he was tapped to replace André Racicot in a game against the Bruins and went on to play a total of three games for the team that season. He briefly left the Canadiens organization in 1992 and was claimed by the Tampa Bay Lightning as part of the expansion draft on Jun. 18, 1992 before eventually being reclaimed by the Habs the following day when Tampa Bay traded him back to Montreal in exchange for goaltender Jean-Claude Bergeron. Chabot played another two games with the Habs over the following two seasons before being traded to the Philadelphia Flyers on Jan. 21, 1994 in exchange for financial compensation.

Chabot went on to enjoy stints with the Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators and L.A. Kings before being claimed once more off waivers by the Canadiens on Oct. 5, 1998. He played his last 11 games in the NHL with the Habs that season and left the Montreal organization for the final time on Jun. 23, 2000 when he was picked up by Columbus as part of the expansion draft.